The 1.33:1, 2160p transfer, complete with HDR10 encoding, is fairly revelatory when compared directly to the 2012 Blu-ray, which is littered with print defects that have been almost completely eradicated here. Joseph Cotten, who I’ve liked in other films, seems to be mailing it in on this one. THE 4K UHD DISC Universal brings Shadow of a Doubt to physical 4K UHD in a standalone release or as part of a new five-film box set of Hitchcock titles. Teresa Wright positively shines in this movie, which was her first top-billing, and it makes me wonder why she didn’t become a bigger star. Amidst the noir thriller bits there’s a lot of comic family squabble and a romantic comedy as Charlie is wooed by one of the detectives (Macdonald Carey). Unlike Suspicion, the plot is never ambiguous about Uncle Charlie’s guilt, so its more of a story of what Charlie can discover and if she can avoid becoming a victim herself. He utilized new, creative techniques, and developed a signature visual language. Over time Uncle Charlies strange behavior and the arrival of detectives makes Charlie suspect that her uncle is the Merry Widow Murderer. Alfred Hitchcock has created intense thrillers like Vertigo and Psycho, but which are the master of suspense's most suspenseful scenes Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most influential, innovative auteurs ever to wield a camera. There he is reunited with his teenage niece and namesake Charlie (Teresa Wright), who adores him. Shadow of the Doubt answers the question “what if a noir thriller crashed in a family sitcom?” Joseph Cotten is Charles Oakley, a man on the run, who decides to lay low with the family of his sister, Ann Newton (Edna May Wonacott), in Santa Rosa, California.
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